"Romance of the Three Kingdoms"It is a twists and turns that show the power struggle during the Three Kingdoms period. Whether it's the original book**, or the adapted TV series and movies, every classic story can spark heated discussions among readers and audiences. For example, why Liu Bei married the heroic Sun Shangxiang, but he didn't come out for three years, the reason is really ridiculous. The first thing to mention is the woman of the Three Kingdoms who is different, Sun Shangxiang, that is, Sun Quan's younger sister. She grew up in the barracks where she fought all the year round, practiced martial arts since she was a child, and practiced a good martial arts, which was not inferior to the men in the barracks.
Not only that, but she also summoned the maids in the palace to practice martial arts together, hoping that they could protect themselves in the troubled times. Sun Shangxiang is not only strong in martial arts, but also stubborn and willful, and only she has the final say in what she decides. However, such a willful and capable woman eventually went to tragedy. After the Battle of Chibi, in order to consolidate his alliance with Liu Bei, Sun Quan began to consolidate his position. So, as the leader of Eastern Wu, Sun Shangxiang faced the marriage proposals of many aristocratic sons, and could have slowly chosen his favorite wishful man.
However, Sun Quan decided to send his concubine to An Sheji, and he didn't know where to use the general. In Chinese history, the most cost-effective and war-free covenant relationship was marriage. So, Sun Quan followed Zhou Yu's advice and decided to send Sun Shangxiang as his new wife to consolidate his alliance with Liu Bei by taking advantage of the fact that Liu Bei's wife had just died. Sun Shangxiang married Liu Bei at the age of 20, a difference of 30 years from Liu Bei, who was over 48 years old, and the two lacked a common language. Liu Bei's track record made Sun Shangxiang daunted him, after all, many of his ex-wives either died early or became prisoners of war.
Although Sun Shangxiang was disgusted by this, she had to follow her brother's arrangement, because in ancient times, women's fate was often out of control. On the day of the wedding, Sun Shangxiang not only took away the priceless dowry, but also took away the maid who received martial arts training in the mansion. When the guests left, Sun Shangxiang asked her maids to set up a strict battle for the new house, and when Liu Bei entered the room, he found that the maids around Sun Shangxiang were armed to the teeth, so he had to retreat. Since then, Sun Shangxiang has ignored Liu Bei, and every time Liu Bei enters the door, the maids are gearing up.
Although Liu Bei was a generation of heroes, he didn't dare to force it, because he knew that offending Sun Shangxiang meant offending Sun Quan, which was not a cost-effective deal for him. Therefore, Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang have never had a normal married life, let alone talk about the issue of heirs. In addition, Liu Bei was also worried that once Sun Shangxiang's children inherited the throne, they would become Sun Quan's bargaining chips, so he always remained vigilant against Sun Shangxiang. In the three years of their marriage, Sun Shangxiang has never been able to get pregnant.
In addition to not being close to Liu Bei, Sun Shangxiang also connived at his cronies to act recklessly in Jingzhou, and the local people complained about this new wife. In the end, Liu Bei couldn't bear it anymore, so he built a new city and named it "Lady Sun City", allowing Sun Shangxiang and her maids to live in it. Sun Shangxiang didn't want to be relatively silent with her emotionless husband all day long, so she decisively moved into "Mrs. Sun City". With her gone, Liu Bei realized that there was a potential threat missing from his side, so he followed the advice of his advisor and went to Shudi.
It wasn't until after Liu Bei left that Sun Quan realized that this political marriage was actually a serious mistake that did not bring him any real benefit, so he immediately sent a boat to retrieve Sun Shangxiang at night. Perhaps because of the accumulation of years of resentment, or perhaps out of loyalty to Eastern Wu, Sun Shangxiang took Adou Liu Chan with him when he left, although he was later recovered by Zhao Yun. Sun Shangxiang returned to Soochow alone, and soon after, Liu Bei married a new lady in Yizhou, Mrs. Wu. As for Sun Shangxiang's experience after leaving Jingzhou and returning to Eastern Wu, there is no detailed record in the history books.
Some people say that she remarried in Eastern Wu, and some people say that after she learned that Liu Bei died in the White Emperor City, she was so sad that she committed suicide by throwing herself into the river. But no matter how Sun Shangxiang ends, it is unfortunate. Because she was supposed to be a female general who galloped on the battlefield and made contributions to Soochow, instead of being forced to fall into a political marriage out of interest and become a political pawn.